Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 188 Zhang Yuan, long time no see

Everything changes on the river in an instant.

It took no more than a hundred breaths of time from the time the large ship on the Black Ice Platform lit up its lights, blew its horn, and rushed out from under the dark cliffs, to the time the passenger ship from Langya County rushed towards the official ship in the middle of the river.

During these hundred breaths, the situation on the river suddenly became tense.

"Prepare the ship's crossbows."

On the two official ships of Zhengyang County, the garrison captain Qin Pingliang, wearing fish-scale armor, pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist with one hand and spoke in a deep voice.

In the second-floor cabin at the rear, two large crossbows, each one a meter wide, were pushed out. The crossbow arrows were more than two meters long, and each one was as thick as an arm.

"Heibingtai is indeed capable. He can even find out something is wrong." Qian Mu, who was standing next to Qin Pingliang, was wearing a green official robe with half of his armor exposed, and holding a spear in one hand.

Although he was a governor, he was also a military officer.

Qin Pingliang narrowed his eyes and stared at the passenger ship moving downstream and getting closer to the official ship.

"Some people really don't know how to live or die..."

At this time, on the other side of the boat, Prince Ying Liang of Zhao Palace had his eyes wide open and his face was extremely gloomy.

He never imagined that the ship from Langya County would dare to ram the official ship.

This is courting death.

Not to mention that there are so many government soldiers and armored personnel here to support us, even if there was no support, just the passenger ship colliding with the official ship, and the water is so turbulent, the result would surely be that the ship capsized and everyone on board would die, right?

Or in other words, to die?

Is someone going to kill the lives of those heroes of Langya County?
Ying Chong on the side tightly gripped the hilt of the knife in his hand.

"Brother, look at the flag signal!"

semaphore.

On the top deck of the Langya County passenger ship that was rushing towards the official ship, lights were dancing rapidly.

Being robbed.

Ask for help.

There was no response from the four official ships.

In such a situation, the only thing the official ship would do is to wait for the passenger ship to approach and then fire their bows and crossbows.

"Request for help?" On the big ship of Heibingtai, the soldier behind him reported the flag signal, and Zhang Yuan's eyes fell on the passenger ship.

"It could be a trap, or it could be a plan to disrupt the situation." Wen Liu put his hand on the sword on his waist and spoke lightly.

There is a possibility that pirates hijack the passenger ship.

But at this time no one cares whether the passenger ship is hijacked.

Anyone who attacks an official ship will be killed without mercy.

Zhang Yuan's gaze turned to the ship aboard Prince Zhao's mansion.

Just now, the ship from Prince Zhao's palace sent light flag signals to the passenger ship.

In other words, there was someone that Prince Zhao’s palace was waiting for on that boat.

If the passenger ship collides with the official ship today, not only will all the people on board be killed, but even Prince Zhao's palace will be implicated.

On the boat of Prince Zhao's palace, Ying Liang had already figured things out, and his face looked extremely solemn.

"Second brother, you take the boat and retreat first."

With a low shout, the true energy of the late Xiantian realm in Ying Liang's body rose up, and a beam of energy and light illuminated the bow of the ship.

“Clang—”

The long sword in his hand was unsheathed. With one hand pressing the scabbard at his waist and the other hand holding the long sword diagonally, Ying Liang stepped on the bow of the ship. The deck under his feet exploded, and his body rose like a flying wild goose, three meters high, and flew towards the center of the river in front.

Late stage of the innate realm, flying in the air!
"Prince Ying Liang of Zhaowang Mansion has come to welcome Master Xie Chengxuan of Langya Commandery and other talented Langya people. Please stop the boat to entertain them—"

Ying Liang stepped on the waves with his sword in hand, and his voice reached the sky.

He wanted to let everyone know that he came to Prince Zhao's Mansion to welcome distinguished guests.

He also wanted to let everyone know that the guest welcomed by Prince Zhao's Mansion was a talented person from Langya County.

He also wanted to let everyone know that intercepting and killing the official ship had nothing to do with Prince Zhao's Mansion or the heroes of Langya County.

In this situation, Ying Liang had no choice but to face death, rush onto the passenger ship, rescue the talented people of Langya County who might be robbed, and prevent the passenger ship from colliding with the official ship, so that Prince Zhao's Mansion could have a chance to escape punishment.

Although it was almost impossible, he had to do it.

Who made him the prince of Zhaowang Mansion?

The prince of Zhaowang Mansion!
The generals and civil officials on the two Jiang Xinzhong official ships all turned their heads and looked at the figure stepping on the waves.

On the other side, on the official ship of Zhengyang County, Qin Pingliang looked up and said, "Ying Liang has actually reached the late Xiantian Realm. He's quite well hidden. If it weren't for the current situation, he probably wouldn't have revealed his cultivation."

Qin Pingliang's father was the lieutenant general commanding the garrison troops of Zhengyang County and was one of the giants in Zhengyang County.

Usually when Ying Liang saw Qin Pingliang, he would call him "Brother".

Qian Mu frowned and whispered, "How did Prince Zhao's Mansion get involved in this?"

He was born in Luyang Prefecture and did not have the same equal attitude towards the royal family as Qin Pingliang.

In his mind, shouldn't the royal family be guarding the local area for the Qin Dynasty?
At this time, this was obviously related to the incident of intercepting and killing official ships, so how did it involve Prince Zhao's Palace?

"Block him."

Zhang Yuan's voice rang out from the bow of the Black Ice Platform's large ship. A gleam flashed in Wen Liu's eyes, and he raised his hand and waved.

The large ship, which was already moving at an extremely fast speed, now sped up even faster and rushed towards the center of the river, blocking the way in front of Ying Liang who was walking on the waves.

On the other side, sounds of fighting and panicked shouts could be heard on the passenger ship.

The original communication light also fell to the deck, obviously attacked.

The boat of Heibingtai blocked their way. Ying Liang's expression changed. He stepped on the river water, and the water burst into a mist. His body went straight up three feet and passed over the bow of the Heibingtai boat.

“Clang—”

Wen Liu, who was standing behind Zhang Yuan, drew his sword and took a step forward. His figure rose to a height of ten feet and he slashed with his sword.

Ying Liang showed helplessness on his face, paused slightly, and stretched out the sword in his hand, pressing it against the blade of Wen Liu's long sword.

The swords collided, the sharp edges exploded, and the knife in Wen Liu's hand shattered instantly.

Wen Liu fell down and stumbled backward. Ying Liang no longer had the momentum to rush forward. He spun slightly and landed on the deck.

"Lord Black Tiger, Ying Liang has no intention of causing any trouble, nor does he intend to obstruct the Black Ice Platform's actions. It's just that our distinguished guest is on the passenger ship. If he gets hurt, our Prince Zhao's Mansion will be unable to explain—"

Ying Liang spoke, took a step, and flew forward again, trying to cross the bow and reach the passenger ship.

But just as he rushed out two feet, the black tiger standing at the bow turned around and punched him.

This punch looked ordinary, but it was so powerful that it seemed to be accompanied by a whistling and roaring sound.

Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound, the boxing technique is perfected.

Ying Liang gritted his teeth, raised the sword in his hand slightly, and held the sword horizontally in front of him, with the sword spine facing Zhang Yuan's fist.

Ying Liang naturally didn't want to fight with Hei Hu.

If he takes action today and the Black Ice Platform investigates the consequences, Prince Zhao's Mansion will be held accountable.

But he also knew that this was not the time to get entangled. The best way was to get out directly and go to the passenger ship to deal with the enemy who was intercepting the ship.

Ying Liang was at the late stage of the Xiantian realm. Although he didn't know Black Tiger's cultivation level, as far as he knew, Black Tiger had only risen to prominence in the past few years, so it was impossible for him to surpass him in cultivation level.

As long as Black Tiger is not a master, he is confident that he can block his punch and get away.

As the prince of Zhaowang Mansion, the martial arts and combat skills he practiced were all top-notch, and neither the martial artists in the martial arts world nor the masters in the ordinary military could compare with him.

Zhang Yuan punched the spine of the sword in Ying Liang's hand.

"when--"

The long sword shook, and Ying Liang's expression changed drastically. His original forward momentum instantly turned into a retreat.

"hold head high--"

A faint roar of a dragon was heard.

The power of Black Tiger’s punch actually has the sound of a dragon. Although he is not a master, he is not much inferior to a master!

Underestimate Black Tiger!
Ying Liang took seven steps back, crushed the deck, and put it on the side of the ship to stop himself from falling into the river.

Looking up at the black tiger who was slowly retracting his fist, Ying Liang's face was full of horror.

I couldn't even take a single punch from the black tiger!
Zhang Yuan glanced at Ying Liang, pressed the long sword at his waist with one hand, and the energy of his blood and true energy rushed into the sky.

"Formation!"

As the voice fell, Wen Liu and others gathered behind him, their qi and blood were connected, and the shadow of a black tiger emerged. All the power gathered behind Zhang Yuan, like a pair of wings spreading out.

Zhang Yuan looked at the passenger ship rushing forward, took a step forward, and soared up like a tiger ascending to the sky.

"The Black Ice Platform of the Great Qin is arresting bandits, and those who are not involved should retreat."

Zhang Yuan's voice was like thunder, carrying the shadow of a tiger's roar, causing the waves to vibrate.

As the voice echoed, he descended from the sky, crossed the thirty-zhang river, and stepped on the bow deck of the passenger ship.

"boom--"

The entire ten-foot passenger ship seemed to be pressed down by a mountain. The hull suddenly sank more than five feet into the water, and the bow even tilted up, almost sinking to the same level as the river water.

The waves stirred up by the sinking passenger ship were more than 50 feet high, and the surrounding waves surged and hit like walls.

"Click——"

The side of the passenger ship broke, the deck was shattered, and the cabin could not withstand the pressure and collapsed everywhere.

The entire passenger ship was also tilted by the heavy blow. When the ship floated up again, it did not rush forward, but tilted and spun, passing by the big ship of the Black Ice Platform, and drifted diagonally with the waves, heading towards the outside of the river.

A flying strike is like a meteor falling from the sky, and the power of one person is like a dragon entering the abyss!

It's so scary!
"That is, Black Tiger..."

Ying Liang stood on the bow of the Black Ice Platform, muttering to himself.

"That's the Black Tiger." Qian Mu spoke softly on the official ship of Zhengyang County.

"That's Black Tiger." Qin Pingliang sighed softly.

"That's the Black Tiger." In the distance, Ying Chong clenched his fists.

On the top of the tower ship where two large warships were leading, a young man in a green official robe had a look of emotion on his face. He looked at the figure standing on the deck of the passenger ship like a javelin and whispered softly.

"Zhang Yuan, long time no see."

(End of this chapter)